Norton Juster(1929-2021)

Writer

Norton Juster was born on 2 June 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Phantom Tollbooth, The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) and Jackanory (1965). He was married to Jeanne Betty Edyth Ray. He died on 8 March 2021 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.

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The Phantom Tollbooth

Writer

The Phantom Tollbooth

6.7

Writer

1970

Jackanory

7.1

TV Series

Writer

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics

7.5

Short

Writer

1965

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Writer

Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- stories
- 2000
Jackanory
7.1
TV Series
- book
- 1983–1984
The Phantom Tollbooth
6.7
- based on the book by
- 1970
Children's Letters to God
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1969
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
7.5
Short
- original story
- screenplay
- 1965

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Born
- June 2, 1929
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- March 8, 2021
- Northampton, Massachusetts, USA(complications from a stroke)
Spouse
- Jeanne Betty Edyth RayAugust 15, 1964 - October 29, 2018 (her death, 1 child)
Other works
(January 8 to 22, 1994) His play, "The Phantom Tollbooth," was performed in an Apprentice/Intern Company production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with the 1993-1994 Acting Apprentice Company in the cast. Susan Nanus was adapter. Jennifer Hubbard was director.
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Trivia
Both his parents were Jewish immigrants; his father, Samuel Juster, was born in Romania and his mother, Minnie Silberman, was of Polish Jewish descent.